"...Despite it's faults, the Blackberry Pearl is tempting. Whether it'll get those elusive consumers emailing on the move I suspect will depend largely on the packages carriers put together - there's still a fear held by many people that they will somehow end up with an enormous phone bill come the end of the month if they use data services."
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"Sprint together with Nextel has added the BlackBerry 7130e to its latest mobile lineup. The new BlackBerry sports the companies recent change to black and silver as a style to replace the perhaps dated black and blue plain plastic cases that adorned the older familiar Blackberries that we grew to like so much, I know we liked them because we bought them in droves; over four million in service worldwide.
In addition to new overalls the 7130e boasts access to Sprint's (not Nextel really) CDMA powered EV-DO data network; what does that mean? Access to downloads at speeds of over 700Kbps; that’s broadband territory… on a phone… but what’s better than that? Sprint will happily let you use that with your laptop as long as you get their USB connecting cable (no Bluetooth) and that’s rather nice....
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"One of the original BlackBerry’s best features was its full QWERTY keyboard, which made writing emails and text messages a very simple affair. But the downside of that keyboard was that it made the handset big and bulky, resulting in most BlackBerry users carrying a separate mobile phone for making voice calls. Research In Motion (RIM) tried to address this issue with the BlackBerry 7100 with varying degrees of success. But now RIM has released a new handset aimed at the user who wants to carry one device for email and phone, the BlackBerry 7130g.
The first thing that I noticed about the 7130g is that it looks good. Whereas previous BlackBerry handsets looked pretty dull and work-like, it looks like RIM considered design as well as functionality with the 7130g. Finished in matt black and silver, the 7130g looks pretty sleek and stylish – OK, it’s not going to win any beauty contests when compared to a Motorola V3 RAZR or a Nokia 8800, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction from RIM....
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"The new BlackBerry 8700g improves upon earlier models by incorporating the latest high-speed EDGE technology for mobile phones and doubling the amount of available memory. As it turns out, those are just two of the features that make Research In Motion's new smartphone for T-Mobile a winner....
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"The device itself is striking, and seems solidly constructed with a metal grille for the speaker phone, matt blue/black finish and a noticeable lack of flimsiness.
The full Qwerty keyboard is easy to get used to, although bigger thumbs may find hitting relatively small keys hard to hit every time. The raised buttons are easy to find, and we adapted quickly to pressing out messages with our thumbs.
Dialling numbers was more awkward but a thumb dial on the right of the device makes scrolling up and down documents easy....
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Despite Research in Motion's legal woes, the company continues to produce some of today's most popular mobile e-mail devices. In fact, RIM's BlackBerry devices lead the pack of handheld shipments, while Palm, Dell, and HP fall behind; there are even reports of a phenomenon called BlackBerry thumbs. Well, CrackBerry addicts, get your thumbs ready for the company's latest device, the RIM BlackBerry 8700c. It's the first EDGE-enabled and Intel-powered BlackBerry, and it offers a winning combination of performance, design, and functionality. Of course, not all is perfect. Bluetooth and instant-messaging capabilities are limited, but the pros outweigh the cons, making the 8700c one of the best BlackBerrys we've seen to date. The BlackBerry 8700c is available through Cingular Wireless for $299.99....
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Since the first Palm Pilot came out, I’ve been drooling over ways to take all my information with me and be able to connect to other people via the same device. No, the first Palms and other PDAs were woefully deficient in their ability to keep me in touch. But then came the BlackBerry.
Let’s skim over the original clunky RIM (Research In Motion) brand BlackBerrys that were standalone devices using a sparse communications backbone for email and text messaging. Then let’s gun the engine forward to today as I sit holding a brand new, NEXTEL-branded BlackBerry 7100i.
Research In Motion's BlackBerry 7105t smartphone is among the first handsets from the company to incorporate the new push-based e-mail service for Yahoo Mail users.
Released for T-Mobile , the 7105t features a slimmed-down size that looks more like a conventional cellular phone than earlier BlackBerry units. The handset's new look is the result of a major RIM design change to achieve a balance between the larger, full-blown Qwerty-style thumb-pads of previous BlackBerry models and the standard keypads found on most mobile phones .
The abbreviated 20-key layout, backlit textured and contoured for maximum tactile effect, works in tandem with RIM's SureType predictive text software to deliver effective text entry that echoes the familiar Qwerty order. Moreover, the new handset incorporates several notable design improvements, such as a scratch-resistant screen as well as larger "send" and "end" keys.
Measuring 4.7 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches and tipping the scales at 4.2 ounces, the new BlackBerry 7105t quad-band phone boasts support for Bluetooth , a speakerphone, password protection, and a keyboard lock.....
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